Vegetable Planting Calendar
Recommended vegetable varieties and planting dates
Table 2. Recommended vegetable varieties and planting dates.
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Asparagus | |||||
| Jersey General | Buy 1-year-old crowns (may sow seed and grow plants); do not harvest the same year crowns are planted; harvest lightly second and third years | 3/15–4/5 | 4/1–20 | 4/5–25 | |
| Jersey Giant | |||||
| Jersey Knight | |||||
| Jersey King | |||||
| Jersey Supreme | |||||
| Millennium | |||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Bean | |||||
| Snap, bush | Contender | Mosaic-resistant, heat-tolerant, high yields | 4/5–5/10 8/1–20 | 4/15–5/20 7/25–8/10 | 4/25–5/30 7/25–8/5 |
| Provider | Mosaic-resistant, white-seeded, early | ||||
| Derby | Mosaic-resistant, early high yield | ||||
| Strike | Mosaic-resistant | ||||
| Tema | Concentrated set straight and slender pods, high yields | ||||
| Tendercrop | Mosaic-resistant, dark green, tender pods | ||||
| Top Crop | Mosaic-resistant, stringless, high yields | ||||
| Purple Queen | Purple pods turn green when cooked | ||||
| Snap, pole | Kentucky Wonder | Standard pole bean with distinctive flavor | 4/20–5/15 | 5/1–20 | 5/10–20 |
| Blue Lake | Good eating quality | ||||
| Romano | Large, flat pod, distinctive flavor | ||||
| Half-runner types | Mountaineer | Good yield, light green pods | 4/15–5/10 8/1–20 | 4/15–5/20 7/25–8/10 | 4/25-5/30 7/25–8/5 |
| State | Pods slightly curved, some drought tolerance | ||||
| Striped | Vigorous, can be interplanted with corn | ||||
| Wax, bush | Cherokee Wax | Vigorous, productive and dependable | 4/5–5/10 8/1–20 | 4/15–5/20 7/25–8/10 | 4/25–5/30 7/25–8/5 |
| Gold Crop | Excellent quality | ||||
| Slenderwax | Good yield, heat-tolerant, white seed, mosaic-resistant | ||||
| Gold Min | Good yields | ||||
| Gold Rush | Good yields | ||||
| Eureka | Good yields | ||||
| Lima, bush | Burpee Improved | Good yields, 3–5 beans per pod | 4/25–5/20 | 515–25 | 5/10–25 |
| Henderson Bush | Popular baby lima | ||||
| Fordhook 242 | Reliable, large-seeded lima; sets pods in hot weather | ||||
| Lima, pole | King of the Garden | Large-seeded lima, good quality | 5/1–15 | 5/10–15 | 5/15–25 |
| Speckled Christmas | Large, speckled, full flavor | ||||
| Italian, bush | Roma II | Bush version of Romano | 4/15–5/15 | 5/1–20 | 5/10–25 |
| Dry (shelled) | Dwarf Horticultural | Small, dry, white bean | 4/25–5/15 | 5/5–20 | 5/10–25 |
| Red Kidney | Red, kidney-shaped | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Beet | |||||
| Detroit Dark Red | Standard table beet, excellent quality | 3/1–25 8/1–15 | 3/15–4/15 8/1–10 | 4/1–15 7/25–8/1 | |
| Ruby Queen | Globe shape, uniform dark red, fine-textured interior | ||||
| Crosby Greentop | Bright green tops for bunching | ||||
| Red Ace | Heat-tolerant, high sugar content | ||||
| Early Wonder | Early flattened globe, dark red interior with some zoning | ||||
| Chioggia | Light red roots with red and white zones | ||||
| Cylindra | Dark red, cylinder-like shape | ||||
| Golden Detroit | Bright golden root, does not “bleed” like red beet | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Broccoli (plants) | |||||
| Premium Crop | Midseason, large center heads, few side shoots | 3/10–30 8/1–15 | 3/20–4/10 7/25–8/5 | 3/25–4/5 7/25–30 | |
| Diplomat | High blue-green domed heads, good heat tolerance | ||||
| Green Come | Early, excellent center heads and large side shoots | ||||
| Emperor | Early to midseason, few side shoots | ||||
| Packman | Early, large heads, few side shoots | ||||
| Green Valiant | Midseason small beads, firm head | ||||
| Goliath | Midseason, large tight heads | ||||
| Marathon | Mid- to late season; excellent quality | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Brussell sprouts (plants) | |||||
| Jade Cross Hybrid | Early, good quality | 3/10–30 8/1–10 | 3/20–4/10 7/25–30 | 3/25–4/5 7/20–30 | |
| Royal Marvel | Productive, 1 to 1.25-inch sprouts, tolerant to tip burn | ||||
| Franklin | Late, 1.5-inch sprouts, good flavor | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Cabbage (plants) | |||||
| Golden Acre | Early, excellent quality | 3/5–4/5 8/1–15 | 3/20–4/20 7/20–8/5 | 4/1–20 7/20–30 | |
| Stonehead | Small, solid head, resists splitting | ||||
| Bravo | Mid to late season, excellent quality | ||||
| Savoy Ace | Good quality savoy type | ||||
| Head Start | Early, medium-sized head | ||||
| Conquest | Midseason, medium-sized head | ||||
| Gourmet | Midseason, medium-large head | ||||
| Cheers | Late season, large head | ||||
| Red Acre | Dark red, firm head | ||||
| Copenhagen Market | Midseason, firm heads resist splitting | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Carrot | |||||
| Scarlet Nantes | Tapered roots to 7 inches, small core, good flavor | 3/5–25 8/1–15 | 3/15–4/5 7/25–30 | 3/25–4/10 7/20–30 | |
| Red Core Chantenay | Blocky roots, adapted to heavy soil | ||||
| Ingot | Bright orange root to 8 inches, good flavor | ||||
| Little Fingers | Baby carrot, harvest at 3–4 inches | ||||
| Atomic Red | Bright red tapered roots, high in lycopene | ||||
| Bolero | Excellent for fall carrots | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Cauliflower (plants) | |||||
| Snow Crown | Early, good for spring and fall, excellent quality, popular | 3/5–4/5 8/1–15 | 3/20–4/20 7/20–8/5 | 4/1–20 7/20–30 | |
| Fremont | Early to midseason, good self-wrap growth habit | ||||
| Snow Ball | Uniform, vigorous, erect outer leaves—tie to blanch | ||||
| White Sails | Midseason, internal black speck-resistant/tolerant | ||||
| Silver Streak | Late, for fall harvest | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Chinese cabbage | |||||
| Jade Pagoda | Early spring (plants), fall planting | 3/5–4/5 | 3/20–4/20 | 4/1–20 | |
| Sumiko | 50-day compact Napa type | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Collards | |||||
| Georgia | Used for cooking greens | 3/10–30 | 3/15–4/10 | 3/20–4/10 | |
| Vates | Used for cooking greens | ||||
| Blue Max | Blue-green leaves | ||||
| Hi Crop | Blue-green leaves | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Corn, sweet (Isolate all sweet corn 250 feet or 14 days in maturity from field corn; SH2 and augmented supersweet also should be isolated from other sweet corn.) | |||||
| Yellow, sugar-enhanced (SE) | Incredible | Midseason, excellent quality, very popular | 4/15–8/15 | 4/25–8/1 | 5/1–7/20 |
| Bodacious | Midseason, excellent quality | ||||
| Legend | Early | ||||
| Sweet Riser | Early | ||||
| Tuxedo | Midseason | ||||
| Sugar Ace | Midseason | ||||
| Bicolor, sugar-enhanced (SE) | Ambrosia | Midseason, bicolor form of Bodacious | 4/15–8/15 | 4/25–8/1 | 5/1–7/20 |
| Delectable | Midseason, bicolor form of Incredible | ||||
| Peaches and Cream | Midseason, excellent quality, tender kernels | ||||
| Trinity | Early, good early vigor in cool soil | ||||
| Sweet Chorus | Early, good germination in cool soil | ||||
| Jackpot | Midseason, sweet and tender kernels | ||||
| Lancelot | Midseason, good quality | ||||
| White, sugar-enhanced (SE) | Argent | Midseason, white version of Incredible | 4/15–8/15 | 4/25–8/1 | 5/1–7/20 |
| Silver Queen | Midseason, very popular white | ||||
| Sweet Ice | Early to midseason, good early vigor in cool soil | ||||
| Silver King | Midseason, superb eating quality | ||||
| Yellow, supersweet (SH2) SH2 cultivars do not germinate well in cool soil | Illini Extra Sweet | Midseason, original supersweet corn, popular | 4/15–8/15 | 4/25–8/1 | 5/1–7/20 |
| Extra Early Supersweet | Popular early supersweet | ||||
| Zenith | Midseason, good tip cover, productive | ||||
| Bicolor, supersweet (SH2) SH2 cultivars do not germinate well in cool soil | Candy Corner | Midseason, good yields | 4/15–8/15 | 4/25–8/1 | 5/1–7/20 |
| Awesome | Midseason, good yields | ||||
| Sweet Surprise | Midseason | ||||
| Bueno | Midseason, germinates in cool soil | ||||
| Obsession | Midseason, good tip cover | ||||
| White, supersweet (SH2) SH2 cultivars do not germinate well in cool soil | Ice Queen | Midseason, good seed emergence | 4/15–8/15 | 4/25–8/1 | 5/1–7/20 |
| Yellow, synergistic (SG) | Applause | Midseason, synergistic form of Bodacious | 4/15–8/15 | 4/25–8/1 | 5/1–7/20 |
| Honey Select | Midseason, exceptional flavor and sweetness | ||||
| Bicolor, synergistic (SG) | Providence | Midseason, superb eating quality | 4/15–8/15 | 4/25–8/1 | 5/1–7/20 |
| Cameo | Midseason, synergistic form of Delectable | ||||
| Pay Dirt | Early, sweet and tender kernels | ||||
| White, synergistic (SG) | Celestial | Midseason, synergistic form of Argent | 4/15–8/15 | 4/25–8/1 | 5/1–7/20 |
| Yellow, augmented supersweet (SHQ) | Vision | Midseason, exceptional eating quality | 4/15–8/15 | 4/25–8/1 | 5/1–7/20 |
| Mirai 002 | Midseason, excellent quality, tender kernels | ||||
| Bicolor, augmented supersweet (SHQ) | Mirai 301BC | Midseason, extremely sweet, tender kernels | 4/15–8/15 | 4/25–8/1 | 5/1–7/20 |
| White, augmented supersweet (SHQ) | Sweet Ice | Midseason, strong plants | 4/15–8/15 | 4/25–8/1 | 5/1–7/20 |
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Cucumber | |||||
| Slicing | Sweet Slice | Midseason, sweet, burpless, popular | 4/25–5/30 | 5/5–30 | 5/10–30 |
| Dasher II | Early, dark green, concentrated set | ||||
| Sweet Success | Midseason, sets fruit without pollination | ||||
| General Lee | Midseason, sets fruit without pollination, productive | ||||
| Speedway | Very early version of Dasher II | ||||
| Burpless 26 | Midseason, smooth, long fruit | ||||
| Pickles | Boston Pickling | Midseason, vigorous, longtime favorite | 4/25–5/30 | 5/5–30 | 5/10–30 |
| Francipak | Early to midseason, medium-large plant | ||||
| Eureka | Midseason, vigorous, good yields, white spines | ||||
| Bush types | Bush Pickle | Concentrated set | 4/25–5/30 | 5/5–30 | 5/10–30 |
| Little Leaf (H-19) | Compact vine | ||||
| Salad Bush | Slicing type | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Eggplant (plants) | |||||
| Dusky | Extra-early, elongated fruit | 5/1–20 | 5/10–25 | 5/15–25 | |
| Black Bell | Early, compact plants, tobacco mosaic virus–resistant | ||||
| Black Beauty | Midseason, deep purple, high yields | ||||
| Classic | Early, dark purple elongated fruit, high yields | ||||
| White Star | Late, tapered white fruit, less bitter than purple types | ||||
| Ichiban | Early, long, slender, “oriental” type | ||||
| Rosita | Midseason, lavender, long, cylindrical | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Endive | |||||
| Green Curled | Deeply cut leaf margins, green ribs | 3/15–4/5 | 3/25–4/15 | 4/1–15 | |
| Full Heart Batavian | Also known as escarole, buttery texture | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Kale | |||||
| Blue Armor | Early, deep blue-green leaves heavily curled and fringed | 3/10–30 | 3/20–4/5 | 3/25–4/5 | |
| Blue Knight | Early, deep blue-green leaves, curled, high yields | ||||
| Dwarf Curled Scotch | Early, compact, hardy, blue-green leaves, finely curled | ||||
| Dwarf Siberian | Early, very hardy, blue-green leaves not curled | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Kohlrabi | |||||
| Grand Duke Hybrid | Use when 2–2.5 inches in diameter | 3/15–4/5 8/1–15 | 3/25–4/15 7/25–8/5 | 4/1–15 7/20–25 | |
| Eder | Early, high yields | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Lettuce | |||||
| Loose Leaf | Black Seeded Simpson | Excellent quality, dependable, longtime favorite | 3/10–5/1 8/1–30 | 3/15–5/10 8/1–20 | 4/1–5/15 8/1–15 |
| Tango | Excellent for early spring | ||||
| Salad Bowl | Heat-tolerant, good quality, dependable | ||||
| New Red Fire | Intense red color | ||||
| Oakleaf | Superior heat tolerance, loose outer leaves | ||||
| Ruby Red | Very colorful, compact plant | ||||
| Butterhead | Buttercrunch | Improved Bibb type, bolts more slowly in heat | 3/10–4/20 8/1–20 | 3/15–4/20 8/1–10 | 4/1–20 7/25–30 |
| Sangria | Red butterhead type, resists bolting | ||||
| Esmeralda | Bright green, semiheading, good quality, disease-resistant | ||||
| Romaine | Jericho | Heat-tolerant, good quality | 3/10–4/20 | 3/15–4/20 | 4/1–4/20 |
| Red Romaine | Broad, flat leaves, red | ||||
| Parris Island | Sweet crisp leaves, 10–12 inches tall | ||||
| Head | Great Lakes | Medium-sized heads, bright green, slow to bolt | 3/10–25 | 3/20–4/25 | 3/25–4/5 |
| Summertime | Solid head, heat-tolerant, rarely becomes bitter | ||||
| Ithaca | |||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Cantalope (muskmelon) | |||||
| Athena | Moderate net, oval shape, early to midseason | 4/20–5/15 | 5/1–20 | 5/10–20 | |
| Aphrodite | Earlier than Athena, good netting, excellent quality | ||||
| Eclipse | Heavy net, round shape, midseason | ||||
| Burpee Hybrid | Large fruit, productive | ||||
| Saticoy | Very good quality | ||||
| Ambrosia | Peach-colored flesh, sweet | ||||
| Passport | Early, green-fleshed Galia type, very sweet | ||||
| Earl-Dew | Green-fleshed honeydew type | ||||
| Lambkin | Green-fleshed Piel de Sapo type | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Mustard | |||||
| Green Wave | Excellent quality, slow to bolt, medium green | 3/10–5/1 8/1–30 | 3/15–5/1 8/1–30 | 3/25–5/1 8/1–30 | |
| Savana | Early maturing hybrid, smooth leaves | ||||
| Southern Giant Curled | Curly leaf, heat-tolerant | ||||
| Tendergreen | Large, smooth leaf | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Okra | |||||
| Clemson Spineless | Dark green, longtime favorite | 4/20–5/10 | 5/1–5/25 | 5/10–25 | |
| Annie Oakley II | Hybrid | ||||
| Lee | Long spineless pods on dwarf plants | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | ||||
| Onion | ||||||
| Sets or plants | Candy | Early, large Spanish type, sweet and mild, popular | 3/10–30 | 3/15–4/15 | 3/25–4/15 | |
| Yellow Sweet Spanish | Midseason, large globe, mild flavor | |||||
| White Sweet Spanish | Late, mild flesh, stores well | |||||
| Copra | Midseason, yellow globe, stores well | |||||
| Giant Red Hamburger | Early, red skin, popular red | |||||
| Texas Supersweet | Large globe, light yellow skin, mild | |||||
| Walla Walla | Large globe, very sweet, does not store well | |||||
| Green | Beltsville Bunching | |||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Parsley | |||||
| Moss Curled | Seed slow to germinate, finely cut leaves | 3/20–4/10 | 4/1–20 | 4/10–20 | |
| Forest Green | Dark green, semicurled leaves | ||||
| Dark Moss Curled | Curly leaf | ||||
| Perfection | Flat leaf | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Parsnips | |||||
| All America | Large, tapered roots | 3/20–4/10 | 4/1–20 | 4/10–20 | |
| Hollow Crown | Seed slow to germinate | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Peanut | |||||
| Spanish | Small, sweet, early | 4/25–5/15 | 5/5–25 | 5/10–20 | |
| Jumbo Virginia | Large, rich flavor | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Pea | |||||
| English (shell peas) | Little Marvel | Early, small plants but productive, popular | 3/1–30 | 3/15–4/10 | 3/25–4/10 |
| Green Arrow | Midseason, high yields, disease-resistant | ||||
| Spring | Early, 3-inch pods | ||||
| Bolero | Midseason, good yields | ||||
| Green Arrow | Midseason, good yields | ||||
| Lincoln | Midseason, excellent quality | ||||
| Snap peas (edible-podded) | Sugar Snap | Midseason, 3-inch pods, tall vines | 3/1–30 | 3/15–4/10 | 3/25–4/10 |
| Sugar Ann | Early, dwarf version of Sugar Snap | ||||
| Sugar Sprint | Early, good yields, high-quality | ||||
| Cascadia | Early, dwarf vine, good disease resistance | ||||
| Cowpea | Mississippi Silver | Early maturing, brown Crowder, use green or dry | 4/15–30 | 4/25–5/15 | 5/1–15 |
| Pink Eye Purple Hull | Bushy, vining to semivining plant, white with purple eye | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Pepper (plants) | |||||
| Sweet (bell) | Revolution | Midseason, extra-large fruit mature to dark red | 5/1–25 | 5/10–30 | 5/15–30 |
| King Arthur | Midseason, fruit mature to bright red, good yields | ||||
| Yolo Wonder | Midseason, thick-walled fruit mature to red, popular | ||||
| Big Bertha | Midseason, very large fruit mature to red | ||||
| Purple Beauty | Midseason, compact plant, purple fruit | ||||
| Aristotle | Midseason, large, thick-walled fruit mature to red | ||||
| Hot | Hungarian Wax | Midseason, yellow, banana-shaped fruit, mildly hot | 5/1–25 | 5/10–30 | 5/15–30 |
| Jalapeno | Midseason, green fruit mature to red, hot | ||||
| Habanero | Late, green fruit mature to orange, extremely hot | ||||
| Long Red Cayenne | Midseason, long, slender red fruit, hot | ||||
| Scotch Bonnet | Late, unique round fruit, extremely hot | ||||
| Anaheim Chili | Midseason, long tapered fruit, mildly hot | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Potato, Irish | |||||
| White skin | Irish Cobbler | Early, white skin and flesh, longtime favorite | 3/10–30 | 3/20–4/10 | 4/1–15 |
| Kennebec | Late, excellent, resistant to late blight, skins easily | ||||
| Red skin | Red Norland | Very early, smooth, shallow eyes, resistant to scab | 3/10–30 | 3/20–4/10 | 4/1–15 |
| Redsen | Early, attractive red, round, smooth potato | ||||
| Red Pontiac | Late, good quality and yield | ||||
| Russet skin | Norgold Russet | Best russet, yield and quality good | 3/10–30 | 3/20–4/10 | 4/1–15 |
| Russet Norkotah | Early, good appearance with good baking quality | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Pumpkin | |||||
| Miniature fruit | Jack-Be-Little | Deep orange, 3- to 4-inch fruit, 2–3 oz. | 5/1–15 | 5/15–25 | 5/20–30 |
| Baby Boo | White version of Jack-Be-Little | ||||
| Hooligan | Bicolor version of Jack-Be-Little | ||||
| Small-to-medium fruit | Baby Bear | Deep orange, 1.5–2.5 lb., good yields | 5/1–15 | 5/15–25 | 5/20–30 |
| Prankster | Deep orange, 3 lb., ideal for painting | ||||
| Spooktacular | Deep orange, smooth, 3–4 lb., good yields | ||||
| Lumina | White skin, orange flesh, 10–15 lb. | ||||
| Small Sugar | Bright orange, 8-inch fruit, one of the best for pies | ||||
| Mystic Plus | Deep orange, semibush vine, 5–10 lb., mildew-resistant | ||||
| Medium-to-large fruit | Gold Rush | Deep gold, good handle, good yields, 35–40 lb. | 5/1–15 | 5/15–25 | 5/20–30 |
| Magic Lantern | Dark orange, mildew-resistant, 16–24 lb. | ||||
| Gold Medallion | Deep orange, good handle, 40+ lb. | ||||
| Gold Medal | Orange, 4-inch handle, keeps well, 20–35 lb. | ||||
| Gladiator | Golden orange, mildew-resistant, 20–30 lb. | ||||
| Solid gold | Deep orange/gold, good handles, 25 lb. | ||||
| Very large fruit | Prize Winner | Bright reddish-orange, oblong fruit, up to 150 lb. | 5/1–15 | 5/15–25 | 5/20–30 |
| Atlantic Giant | Pale orange color, oblong, extremely large, 200+ lb. | ||||
| Big Max | Pinkish orange color, oval fruit, up to 100 lb. | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Radish | |||||
| Cherry Belle | Small, globular, uniform, scarlet root | 3/10–5/10 8/1–30 | 3/15–5/1 8/1–25 | 3/25–5/1 8/1–20 | |
| Champion | Large, globular, mild | ||||
| Easter Egg | Novelty, purple, pink, red, white | ||||
| Comet | Red root, firm, crisp interior | ||||
| White Icicle | Slender, tapering root, white exterior and interior | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Rhubarb (crowns) | |||||
| Canada Red | Stalks dark red throughout, vigorous, popular | 3/15–30 | 4/1–20 | 4/10–25 | |
| McDonald | Upright, stalks moderate red, tender | ||||
| Valentine | Produces fewer seed stalks than McDonald | ||||
| Victoria | Stalks red, lighter than Canada Red | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Spinach | |||||
| Bloomsdale Long Standing | Thick, crumpled (savoy), dark green leaves, spring only | 3/10–5/1 8/1–30 | 3/20–4/20 8/1–20 | 4/1–20 7/20–8/10 | |
| Melody | Round, thick leaves, excellent quality | ||||
| Tyee | Semisavoy, excellent quality, heat-tolerant, spring or fall | ||||
| Avon | Semisavoy, mildew-resistant, spring or fall | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Squash | |||||
| Summer, zucchini | Ambassador | Dark green fruit, open plant habit, very productive | 5/1–30 | 5/10–30 | 5/15–30 |
| Revenue | Medium green fruit, bush plant | ||||
| Dividend | Medium green fruit, pen plant habit | ||||
| Spineless Beauty | Medium green fruit, good for late plantings | ||||
| Goldfinger | Golden yellow fruit | ||||
| Summer, yellow straightneck | Multipik | Early, yellow, good quality, high yields | 5/1–30 | 5/10–30 | 5/15–30 |
| General Patton | Yellow, medium-sized plants, productive | ||||
| Monet | Vigorous, exceptional quality, good yields | ||||
| Summer, yellow crookneck | Golden Crookneck | Early, high yields, small seed cavity, popular | 5/1–30 | 5/10–30 | 5/15–30 |
| Dixie | Lemon yellow, highly curved fruit | ||||
| Prelude II | Good resistance to powdery mildew and certain viruses | ||||
| Summer, patty pan types | Sunburst | Dark lemon-yellow fruit | 5/1–30 | 5/10–30 | 5/15–30 |
| Scallopini | Dark green fruit | ||||
| Peter Pan | Lime green fruit | ||||
| Winter, acorn | Table Ace | Black-green skin, smooth texture, very productive | 5/1–30 | 5/10–30 | 5/15–30 |
| TayBelle | Black-green skin, semibush, good disease resistance | ||||
| Table Queen | Green skin, good quality interior, good keeper | ||||
| Winter, butternut | Butternut Supreme | Buff-colored skin, pale orange flesh, block fruit with thick neck, good quality | 5/1–30 | 5/10–30 | 5/15–30 |
| Zenith | Orange flesh, good quality | ||||
| Waltham | Large fruit, good flavor, free of crooked necks | ||||
| Early Butternut | Early, buff-colored fruit, compact vines, good quality | ||||
| Butterboy | Buff-colored skin, reddish-orange flesh, good flavor, productive | ||||
| Winter, buttercup | Buttercup Burgess | Dark green skin, turban shape, excellent quality | 5/1–30 | 5/10–30 | 5/15–30 |
| Autumn Cup | Dark green skin, compact plant, excellent quality | ||||
| Winter, hubbard | Blue Hubbard | Blue-gray skin, football-shaped, fine-textured flesh | 5/1–30 | 5/10–30 | 5/15–30 |
| Winter, spaghetti | Vegetable Spaghetti | Yellow skin, vining, 3–4 lb fruit, productive, stores well | 5/1–30 | 5/10–30 | 5/15–30 |
| Tivoli | Light yellow skin, semibush, good for small gardens | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Sweet potato (plants) | |||||
| Centennial | Orange skin and flesh, very popular | 5/1–6/15 | 5/10–6/10 | 5/15–6/5 | |
| Beauregard | Light red skin, orange flesh, high yields, early | ||||
| Georgia Jet | Red skin, orange flesh, early | ||||
| Jewel | Orange flesh, early | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Swiss chard | |||||
| Bright Lights | Variety of stem colors, mild flavor | 3/15–5/15 | 4/1–5/30 | 4/15–5/20 | |
| Lucullus | Light green, moderately crumpled leaves | ||||
| Rhubarb Chard | Crumpled, dark green leaves, red stem | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Tomato (plants) | |||||
| Indeterminate growth habit See disease resistance key | Beefmaster (VFN) | 80 days, large beefsteak type | 4/20–5/10 | 5/10–20 | 5/15–30 |
| Better Boy (VFN) | 70 days, medium-large fruit, popular | ||||
| Big Beef (VFFNT) | 73 days, large fruit, good quality | ||||
| Early Girl (VF) | 52 days, very early, medium-sized fruit | ||||
| Jet Star (VF) | 70 days, productive, low acid | ||||
| Pink Girl (VFFN) | 76 days, pink fruit, good quality | ||||
| Supersweet 100 (VF) | 65 days, cherry tomato, very sweet | ||||
| Determinate growth habit See disease resistance key | Carolina Gold (VFF) | 73 days, golden yellow fruit | 4/20–5/10 | 5/10–20 | 5/15–30 |
| Celebrity (AVFFNTSt) | 70 days, medium-sized fruit, good flavor | ||||
| Florida 91 (VFF) | 80 days, high yeilds | ||||
| Mountain Fresh Plus (VFFN) | 77 days, good cracking resistance | ||||
| Patio (F) | 70 days, small, good for containers | ||||
| Red Bounty (VFFNTSt) | 76 days, good quality and yields | ||||
| Scarlet Red (AVFFSt) | 75 days, very large fruit | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Turnip | |||||
| Purple Top White Globe | Standard variety for root and greens | 3/10–5/1 8/1–30 | 3/20–5/1 7/20–8/15 | 3/25–5/1 7/20–8/5 | |
| Just Right Hybrid | Flattened globe shape, all white | ||||
| Royal Crown | Vigorous for root or greens | ||||
| Seven Top | Good for greens, root is not edible | ||||
| All Top | High greens producer, does not produce roots | ||||
| Vegetable | Variety | Comments | Dates to plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Missouri | Central Missouri | North Missouri | |||
| Watermelon | |||||
| Seeded | Crimson Sweet | Green, striped, blocky round, 20–30 lb., very popular | 4/20–5/15 | 5/1–20 | 5/10–20 |
| Carmen | Green, striped, blocky round, 15–20 lb. | ||||
| Jade Star | Dark green, “ice box” type, small oval, 6–10 lb. | ||||
| Regency | Dark green, striped, blocky oblong, 18–22 lb. | ||||
| Royal Sweet | Light green, striped, blocky oval, 20–25 lb. | ||||
| Sangria | Dark green, striped, long blocky oval, 20–26 lb. | ||||
| Seedless (triploid) | Gypsy | Green, dark green striped, oval, 13–17 lb. | 4/20–5/15 | 5/1–20 | 5/10–20 |
| Cooperstown | Green, striped, blocky round, 16–22 lb. | ||||
| Genesis | Dark green, striped, round shape, 15–18 lb. | ||||
| Millionaire | Light green striped, oblong, 13–20 lb. | ||||
| SummerSweet 5244 | Light green, striped, round oval, 16–20 lb. | ||||
| Tri-X-313 | Dark green, striped, oval, 15–20 lb. | ||||
Tomato plant disease resistance (in parentheses)
- A = Alternaria stem canker
- F = Fusarium wilt (race 1)
- FF = Fusarium wilt (races 1 and 2)
- N = Nematodes
- St = Gray leaf spot
- T = Tobacco mosaic virus
- V = Verticillium wilt